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80 restrictions around sight lines and noted the front yard is not required to be grass <br />81 but is yard cover to prevent soil erosion and things like that. <br />82 <br />83 Member Collins asked if the front yard is yard cover it still needs to be maintained <br />84 at eight inches or less, no matter what type of plant it is. <br />85 <br />86 Mr. Englund indicated that was correct unless it is an ornamental plant or a specific <br />87 exception in the Ordinance. There are several garden areas that people have. <br />88 <br />89 Member Luongo asked if the City ever enforces anything in the backyard or is the <br />90 enforcement for the front yard only. <br />91 <br />92 Mr. Englund explained the Ordinance reads forty feet from the property line or forty <br />93 feet from an occupied structure that has to be maintained at eight inches or less. <br />94 <br />95 Chair Ficek inquiredif someone were to mow the parameter of their lawn the <br />96 middle would still need to be under eight inches according to the Ordinance. <br />97 <br />98 Mr. Englund explained that was correct or the person would be in violation of the <br />99 Ordinance. <br />100 <br />101 Chair Ficek indicated he was in favor of this and would like to recommend <br />102 something to the City Council but was not sure what a recommendation would <br />103 consist of. <br />104 <br />105 Mr. Freihammer indicated the Councildid not have a discussion on this last year <br />106 before No Mow May so the recommendation could be as simple as asking the City <br />107 Council to do something similar for next year as was done in 2022, to relax the <br />108 rules through May. Maybe there is a recommendation out of what type of no mow <br />109 or modified No Mow May and could it extend longer or exceptions to the rules in <br />110 the future. <br />111 <br />112 Chair Ficek did like the No Mow or Less Mow because that could get more people <br />113 on board. He would also like to include something like allocating staff time to get <br />114 the education notice out there and really do this correctly to reduce some of the <br />115 complaints that come in. <br />116 <br />117 Member Collins explained he would like to get this out as soon as possible in the <br />118 newsletter. <br />119 <br />120 Mr. Freihammer explained that if this gets approved by the City Council in <br />121 November, it could go out in the January/February and/or the March/April <br />122 newsletters. <br />123 <br />124 Member Collins thought changing the Ordinance to follow what the City is trying <br />125 to promote. He thought they needed to look at the plan No Mow May, Less Mow <br />Page 3of 5 <br /> <br />